Sacrificial poles outside a Kenyah village, 1900
Scope and Contents
103 x 148 mm. On the taller, known as a Belawing, the heads of enemies are hung temporarily; on the shorter, pieces of dried human flesh have been fastened by means of skewers, as offerings to the omen birds in this case, hawks. Showing the poles in the foreground, with houses raised on stilts beyond.
Dates
- Creation: 1900
Creator
- From the Fonds: Shelford, Robert Walter Campbell, 1872-1912 (naturalist) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Hose, Charles, 1863-1929 (civil servant) (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2017-11-10 09:44:14+00:00
Geographic
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